Joliet_Jake: Not really. There just happened to be a lot more bad news for McCain. If you looked at the positive numbers in perspective to other sources of news, Fox News was still way off the reservation.

Sometimes it seems like you try rationality, other times like this, it's like you are trolling or having a weird bi-polar attack.

IXI Jim IXI: It looks like I owe GaryPDX an apology. Just finished a quick search, and while I didn't see anything in that (admittedly quick) search condemning the Bush admin's spending, I did see a couple of rails against some stupid taxes.

Is this function a totalfark perk?

IXI Jim IXI:

Jim, how is your wife doing? About to explode? You're a sick bastard for getting her pregnant so she'll be 9 months pregnant in the heat of August.

You need to reserve their Fark handle once they are born.

3_Butt_Cheeks: IXI Jim IXI: It looks like I owe GaryPDX an apology. Just finished a quick search, and while I didn't see anything in that (admittedly quick) search condemning the Bush admin's spending, I did see a couple of rails against some stupid taxes.

Is this function a totalfark perk?

What? Apologizing? Nah, they let anyone do that. ;)


Not sure if it you have to be TF to pull up archived threads, but you can use google to search Fark.

This (new window) was my search.

ghare: I agree, there needs to be a way to ignore comments that quote his stupid ass. You'd have better luck having a rational conversation with my dog (she is a very smart dog, I admit).

At least a dog will let you know when they're about to shiat all over something. He just goes ahead and does it, textually.

3_Butt_Cheeks: Joliet_Jake: Not really. There just happened to be a lot more bad news for McCain. If you looked at the positive numbers in perspective to other sources of news, Fox News was still way off the reservation.

Sometimes it seems like you try rationality, other times like this, it's like you are trolling or having a weird bi-polar attack.

Maybe you misunderstood my post. That study was tracking throughout the primary and general election season. Obama had more positive stories surrounding his repeated primary wins over Hillary Clinton during the spring, in addition to repeated polling throughout the entire general election campaign showing him ahead. Add to this the repeated negative stories surrounding the terrible rollout of Sarah Palin and there's really no competition. Granted, the Reverend Wright thing had some legs, but that was pretty much a 1 week story.

Thrakkerzog: You're a sick bastard for getting her pregnant so she'll be 9 months pregnant in the heat of August.

To be fair, none of that is his fault...

Thrakkerzog: Jim, how is your wife doing? About to explode? You're a sick bastard for getting her pregnant so she'll be 9 months pregnant in the heat of August.

She's doing well, thanks. About 50 days to go, although they say 1st babies go a little over in general. She's enjoying it, but wants the baby out and healthy and wants those 50 days over soon, dammit! :D

And blame the antibiotic/birth control combo, not me! Of course, it's not like you'd know it's summer yet around here...

GoldSpider: To be fair, none of that is his fault...

The last ultrasound showed that the baby has hair...so I already have my doubts ;)

GoldSpider: To be fair, none of that is his fault...

What, his wife is a Succubus?

Headso: GaryPDX: huh? I've known the train wreck was underway since they started selling mortgages like used car loans. That was the Clinton Administration. It was building long before that too. Do you really believe there's some real difference between these two parties? They've been gaming us since the civil war.

yeah look at what you predicted:

GaryPDX: I can't complain..my stead went up 22% in the last year. Real Estate is where it's at. And no..I don't believe it's a bubble. Look at the KELO decision..developers are going fast and furious all across the land... because...there's only so much dirt. It's turning into gold.

Yep..and everyone believed that too. I admit believing it for a while.

I love liberals. You disagree with them and attack you personally.

PascalsGhost: It's never been tried on this scale, or anything close to it. Right?

1990 Clean Air Act put in a pretty big Cap and Trade system for SO2, which has proven to work out fantastic.

Pretty big, compared to nothing. Pretty small, compared to CO2

Thrakkerzog: GoldSpider: To be fair, none of that is his fault...

What, his wife is a Succubus?

No...she prefers trains.

Joliet_Jake: 3_Butt_Cheeks: Joliet_Jake: Not really. There just happened to be a lot more bad news for McCain. If you looked at the positive numbers in perspective to other sources of news, Fox News was still way off the reservation.

Sometimes it seems like you try rationality, other times like this, it's like you are trolling or having a weird bi-polar attack.

Maybe you misunderstood my post. That study was tracking throughout the primary and general election season. Obama had more positive stories surrounding his repeated primary wins over Hillary Clinton during the spring, in addition to repeated polling throughout the entire general election campaign showing him ahead. Add to this the repeated negative stories surrounding the terrible rollout of Sarah Palin and there's really no competition. Granted, the Reverend Wright thing had some legs, but that was pretty much a 1 week story.

I can see your point, I misinterpreted your original post. We just have different opinions on which stories were and should have been reported on, for how long and why etc... I think the study was not on "positive stories", but general tone of coverage.

IXI Jim IXI: She's doing well, thanks. About 50 days to go, although they say 1st babies go a little over in general. She's enjoying it, but wants the baby out and healthy and wants those 50 days over soon, dammit! :D

And blame the antibiotic/birth control combo, not me! Of course, it's not like you'd know it's summer yet around here...

My first went 39 6/7ths weeks. The 2nd was 39 1/7th weeks. The last two weeks or so are pretty uncomfortable and my wife had a lot of trouble sleeping.

It's an amazing experience which will change your life forever. Just don't show up drunk. :-)

Chatham, Eastham and Harwich have much better antique stores.

3_Butt_Cheeks: Joliet_Jake: 3_Butt_Cheeks: Joliet_Jake: Not really. There just happened to be a lot more bad news for McCain. If you looked at the positive numbers in perspective to other sources of news, Fox News was still way off the reservation.

Sometimes it seems like you try rationality, other times like this, it's like you are trolling or having a weird bi-polar attack.

Maybe you misunderstood my post. That study was tracking throughout the primary and general election season. Obama had more positive stories surrounding his repeated primary wins over Hillary Clinton during the spring, in addition to repeated polling throughout the entire general election campaign showing him ahead. Add to this the repeated negative stories surrounding the terrible rollout of Sarah Palin and there's really no competition. Granted, the Reverend Wright thing had some legs, but that was pretty much a 1 week story.

I can see your point, I misinterpreted your original post. We just have different opinions on which stories were and should have been reported on, for how long and why etc... I think the study was not on "positive stories", but general tone of coverage.

Yeah, but it was measured based on the number of stories. Which, granted, is a retarded way to judge tone of coverage. And, just to cover my intellectual honesty bases, it's possible that Fox's reporting style is such that the nature of the negative Obama stories in comparison to the negative McCain stories threw their numbers off the median. I just think that's pretty unlikely.

Thrakkerzog: IXI Jim IXI: She's doing well, thanks. About 50 days to go, although they say 1st babies go a little over in general. She's enjoying it, but wants the baby out and healthy and wants those 50 days over soon, dammit! :D

And blame the antibiotic/birth control combo, not me! Of course, it's not like you'd know it's summer yet around here...

My first went 39 6/7ths weeks. The 2nd was 39 1/7th weeks. The last two weeks or so are pretty uncomfortable and my wife had a lot of trouble sleeping.

It's an amazing experience which will change your life forever. Just don't show up drunk. :-)

Where were you giving that advice 15 months ago when it woulda helped me?

Thrakkerzog: My first went 39 6/7ths weeks. The 2nd was 39 1/7th weeks. The last two weeks or so are pretty uncomfortable and my wife had a lot of trouble sleeping.

My wife's been having trouble sleeping for a good portion of the time. Alas, she thinks me hitting her with a tranquilizer dart will be bad for the baby.

Thrakkerzog: It's an amazing experience which will change your life forever. Just don't show up drunk. :-)

I plan on being painfully sober. I just need to find a place I can buy body armor.

GaryPDX: Yep..and everyone believed that too. I admit believing it for a while.

but I thought you knew the train wreck was under way since Clinton was in?

gustakooka: Where were you giving that advice 15 months ago when it woulda helped me?

I figure it's just common sense. When you suspect you're going to have to dodge punches, make sure your reflexes are in good working order.

IXI Jim IXI: Thrakkerzog: My first went 39 6/7ths weeks. The 2nd was 39 1/7th weeks. The last two weeks or so are pretty uncomfortable and my wife had a lot of trouble sleeping.

My wife's been having trouble sleeping for a good portion of the time. Alas, she thinks me hitting her with a tranquilizer dart will be bad for the baby.

Thrakkerzog: It's an amazing experience which will change your life forever. Just don't show up drunk. :-)

I plan on being painfully sober. I just need to find a place I can buy body armor.

Cups are cheap. :-)

Joliet_Jake
Yes. I'm clearly guilty of all those things. I post maybe 10 times a week in Fark comments, and it's never more than 2-3 sentences, with the occasional history or civics lesson for those who want to pretend to not understand something. But hey, don't defend yourself, just respond with a completely irrelevant list of imaginary positions!

If you can't take it, don't dish it out. You popped off with the generalizations, I can't help it if mine hit close to home. Particularly given your demonstration of point 5.

OMG BARNEY FRANK IS CTHULHU!!1!

Thrakkerzog: Cups are cheap. :-)

Yeah, but that hardly helps if she goes for my throat ;)

IXI Jim IXI: Thrakkerzog: Cups are cheap. :-)

Yeah, but that hardly helps if she goes for my throat ;)

Now I have a picture of you dressed up like a bee keeper (apiarist?) trying to console your wife. Get one of those smokers to keep her calm.

ghare: If you believe anything GaryPDX, a known troll and liar, says, well, welcome to ignore as well. I have limited time to goof off on Fark, I don't need to waste even the 10th of a second it takes to notice your name and skip to the nex comment.

I don't really care if he is a known troll and a liar. My opinion of our two big political parties is that neither one puts the interests of the country first. And if you are just putting every known troll or liar (or more likely anyone you disagree with) around here on ignore then you are missing most of the fun. Take that stick out of your butt and try to enjoy life a bit more.

ghare: If you believe anything GaryPDX, a known troll and liar, says, well, welcome to ignore as well. I have limited time to goof off on Fark, I don't need to waste even the 10th of a second it takes to notice your name and skip to the nex comment.

He's only a troll to assholes who disagree with him. First rule of liberals. Don't debate. Disregard anyone that disagrees with you despite facts. He has a point of view and says what he thinks. Where's the troll in that? You're the troll, troll.

ghare: absoluteparanoia: ghare: He's an admitted troll who doesn't believe one thing he says. IGNORE BUTTON.

He's already ignored. But I can't read this thread without third of these idiots quoting him as if they're going to introduce rationality to the discussion.

TROLLS DO NOT WORK THAT WAY

I agree, there needs to be a way to ignore comments that quote his stupid ass. You'd have better luck having a rational conversation with my dog (she is a very smart dog, I admit).

I have been wondering if there is a site pretty much like Fark, but with a threaded forum system so when you ignore a troll any pointless bickering they generate disappears as well.

Tavernknight: ghare: If you believe anything GaryPDX, a known troll and liar, says, well, welcome to ignore as well. I have limited time to goof off on Fark, I don't need to waste even the 10th of a second it takes to notice your name and skip to the nex comment.

I don't really care if he is a known troll and a liar. My opinion of our two big political parties is that neither one puts the interests of the country first. And if you are just putting every known troll or liar (or more likely anyone you disagree with) around here on ignore then you are missing most of the fun. Take that stick out of your butt and try to enjoy life a bit more.

Welcome to his ignore list....I'll pass you a beer!

Tavernknight: Take that stick out of your butt and try to enjoy life a bit more.

Well, this is a Barney Frank thread.

ghare: occrider: I work for one of the banks that repaid tarp so I'm getting a kick and so and so ...

No seriously, the tarp money essentially sat in a holding account and did absolutely nothing because everyone was scared shiatless of having to account for how it was spent (god forbid some portion of it were used for standard BAU operations and the public would focus on some insignificant amount used on perceived waste resulting in a PR nightmare). Meanwhile, the government made out like a bandit on ridiculous dividend payments and warrants.

Sounds like a really smart move on the government's part, eh? Not that Bush intended it to be.

So let me get this straight.

We took almost a trillion dollars that we didn't have, gave it to distressed banks that did nothing with it other than pay interest on it, the government now wants to use the interest from the nonexistent money that did absolutely nothing to pay for projects we don't need.

How was this a bright idea again?

Thrakkerzog: Now I have a picture of you dressed up like a bee keeper (apiarist?) trying to console your wife. Get one of those smokers to keep her calm.

I'm not even going to mention this to her. I don't feel like waking up in the middle of the night just to see her shaking one of the cats and throwing it at me.

IXI Jim IXI: Thrakkerzog: Cups are cheap. :-)

Yeah, but that hardly helps if she goes for my throat ;)

Hockey gear. The doc thought I'd lost my mind, but my throat is still in tact.

what_now: Oh...I get it. Because he's gay!! oh! Ha! He's Gay!!


ass.

This.

Then again maybe there's some progress in the world when dumbf*cks are making easy and unfunny gay jokes instead of easy and unfunny Jewish jokes.

rohar: ghare: occrider: I work for one of the banks that repaid tarp so I'm getting a kick and so and so ...

No seriously, the tarp money essentially sat in a holding account and did absolutely nothing because everyone was scared shiatless of having to account for how it was spent (god forbid some portion of it were used for standard BAU operations and the public would focus on some insignificant amount used on perceived waste resulting in a PR nightmare). Meanwhile, the government made out like a bandit on ridiculous dividend payments and warrants.

Sounds like a really smart move on the government's part, eh? Not that Bush intended it to be.

So let me get this straight.

We took almost a trillion dollars that we didn't have, gave it to distressed banks that did nothing with it other than pay interest on it, the government now wants to use the interest from the nonexistent money that did absolutely nothing to pay for projects we don't need.

How was this a bright idea again?

The point of TARP was to keep the credit markets from completely freezing up by providing an excess of capital. It worked perfectly, so yeah, I'd say it was a good idea.

I hate the way the word profit is used here. Maybe in an accounting sense it is profitable, but I seriously doubt in any economic one. Completely ignores any opportunity cost. If it costs you 7% to borrow and yout make 4% profit, you actually have lost money. But on the books it might look you've made money.

3_Butt_Cheeks: Tavernknight: ghare: If you believe anything GaryPDX, a known troll and liar, says, well, welcome to ignore as well. I have limited time to goof off on Fark, I don't need to waste even the 10th of a second it takes to notice your name and skip to the nex comment.

I don't really care if he is a known troll and a liar. My opinion of our two big political parties is that neither one puts the interests of the country first. And if you are just putting every known troll or liar (or more likely anyone you disagree with) around here on ignore then you are missing most of the fun. Take that stick out of your butt and try to enjoy life a bit more.

Welcome to his ignore list....I'll pass you a beer!

Sweet! Its like a club for fun people! Ghare's ignore list: a club for having fun drinking beer and trolling assholes.

I have been wondering if there is a site pretty much like Fark, but with a threaded forum system so when you ignore a troll any pointless bickering they generate disappears as well.

Sure. Digg.com. It's where the people go who can't handle Fark.com.

My personal fave, though is Space Ghetto. But it has no political relevance. It's a pussy-based website like most others.

rohar: Hockey gear. The doc thought I'd lost my mind, but my throat is still in tact.

I was thinking goalie gear would be pretty much in line with what I need.

Plus, I could use the glove to catch the baby.

IXI Jim IXI: rohar: Hockey gear. The doc thought I'd lost my mind, but my throat is still in tact.

I was thinking goalie gear would be pretty much in line with what I need.

Plus, I could use the glove to catch the baby.

You see, now you're thinking! And the pads are thick enough no one will ever notice the flask.

xria: ghare: absoluteparanoia: ghare: He's an admitted troll who doesn't believe one thing he says. IGNORE BUTTON.

He's already ignored. But I can't read this thread without third of these idiots quoting him as if they're going to introduce rationality to the discussion.

TROLLS DO NOT WORK THAT WAY

I agree, there needs to be a way to ignore comments that quote his stupid ass. You'd have better luck having a rational conversation with my dog (she is a very smart dog, I admit).

I have been wondering if there is a site pretty much like Fark, but with a threaded forum system so when you ignore a troll any pointless bickering they generate disappears as well.

God, fark switching to a threaded system would be so weird.
I'd prefer it actually. Would be neat if it was optional though.

IXI Jim IXI: Plus, I could use the glove to catch the baby.

*opens photoshop*

GaryPDX: I love liberals. You disagree with them and attack you personally.

Gary, you're a douche for playing the victim card.

gustakooka: PascalsGhost: It's never been tried on this scale, or anything close to it. Right?

1990 Clean Air Act put in a pretty big Cap and Trade system for SO2, which has proven to work out fantastic.

Pretty big, compared to nothing. Pretty small, compared to CO2

Actually, the cap and trade system is exactly the same as the one in place for CO2 now if this passes. The scale really shouldn't matter much.

I understand though. It works, it doesn't support your WARGRBBL, so toss it out.

PascalsGhost: gustakooka: PascalsGhost: It's never been tried on this scale, or anything close to it. Right?

1990 Clean Air Act put in a pretty big Cap and Trade system for SO2, which has proven to work out fantastic.

Pretty big, compared to nothing. Pretty small, compared to CO2

Actually, the cap and trade system is exactly the same as the one in place for CO2 now if this passes. The scale really shouldn't matter much.

I understand though. It works, it doesn't support your WARGRBBL, so toss it out.

I'm honestly not sure either way. I'm pretty sure any number of markets are going to have to adjust. That might have been easier just after 1990 when money was flowing like water due to the bubble.

ayenull: IXI Jim IXI: Plus, I could use the glove to catch the baby.

*opens photoshop*

Maybe I'll just redo this one:

Hot diggity daffodil! At least subby didn't go through "Please", "Thanks", "Sorry", "Funderful", "Non-alcoholic", "Compassion", and "Shrimp-Toast" first.
/obscure?

IXI Jim IXI: ayenull: IXI Jim IXI: Plus, I could use the glove to catch the baby.

*opens photoshop*

Maybe I'll just redo this one:



/Q&D